1. to divert (e.g. one's mind), to distract, to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.), to drown (one's sorrows), to beguile (the time)

transitive verb Godan verb with 'su' ending

2. to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile), to hide, to shift (the conversation), to change (the subject)

transitive verb Godan verb with 'su' ending